Resume - Eden.Rutgers.edu
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Resume - Eden.Rutgers.edu
M AX L. B ALTER D EPARTMENT OF B IOMEDICAL E NGINEERING , R UTGERS U NIVERSITY Address: 44D Bartle Ct, Highland Park, NJ 08904 · Phone: 617-721-2064 Email: [email protected] Web: eden.rutgers.edu/~mlb287 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/maxbalter Summary Entrepreneurial smart creative with 3+ years experience leading medical device development. 3+ years experience working as the lead mechanical engineer for a medical device start-up specializing in computer-aided design (SolidWorks), software development (LabVIEW and C/C++), and commercialization. Broad engineering skill-set with dual degrees in mechanical engineering (BS, Union College) and biomedical engineering (PhD, Rutgers University). National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow at Rutgers focusing on mechanical design, medical robotics, control systems, computer vision, and machine learning in the development of an automated venipuncture robot. Implemented ISO 13485 standards, statistical design of experiments, FMEA, and voice-of-customer research throughout the design phases of the venipuncture robot. Education Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering Rutgers University · Piscataway, NJ · ’12–present NSF Fellow, GPA: 3.74/4.0, Advisor: Dr. Martin Yarmush Thesis Title: Autonomous vision-guided robot for rapid blood draws and analysis B.S., Mechanical Engineering Union College · Schenectady, NY · ’08–’12 GPA: 3.78/4.0, Magna Cum Laude, Departmental Honors, Presidential Scholarship Thesis Title: 3D flying prey simulator Honors and Awards National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship · Rutgers · ’13–’16 NSF SBIR Phase I Award · VascuLogic · ’15 NI Engineering Impact Award Winner – Machine Control Category · Rutgers · ’14 Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Fellowship · Rutgers · ’12–’13 USTFCCCA 2012 Division III Track & Field All-Academic Team · Union College · ’12 Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year · Union College · ’12 General Electric Energy Steinmetz Award · Union College · ’12 Booth Ferris Foundation Research Fellowship · Union College · ’11 Davis Projects for Peace Fellowship – water supply project in Ethiopia · Union College · ’11 Max L. Balter 1 of 5 May 8, 2015 Professional Experience Mechanical Engineer, VascuLogic, L.L.C. Piscataway, NJ · ’13–present Lead mechanical engineer for a medical device start-up company, that develops and commercializes image guided biotechnology devices Managed and led the design engineers in the development of an automated venipuncture device (VenousPro™), as well as the FMEA and design spec analysis Conducted IRB approved human trials with the VenousPro™ device showing 97% first-stick success in preparation for FDA submission and series A financing Awarded an NSF SBIR Phase I grant titled: Portable, Image-Guided, Robotic Device for Fully Autonomous Venipuncture (Award ID #1448550, PI: Maguire, T.) Certifications Engineer in Training (EIT), New Jersey NCEES · License no. 1763684 · 3/13–present Research Experience Medical Robotics Design Researcher Rutgers University · Piscataway, NJ · 9/12–present Developed a portable near-infrared and ultrasound guided autonomous robotic device for peripheral venous access (i.e. blood draw or IV therapy) Spearheaded the mechanical and robotic design of the device using SolidWorks, as well as the kinematic and motor control programming in LabVIEW Collaborated with business development in the Center for Innovative Ventures of Emerging Technologies to enable commercialization of the venipuncture device Bioengineering Research Assistant Union College · Schenectady, NY · 6/11–6/12 Designed, fabricated, and programmed a device to aid in the investigation of the neuronal control of flying prey interception in dragonflies, working with Dr. Robert Olberg of Biology Extensively utilized Simulink and Real Time Windows Target (components of MatLab) in the development of a closed loop feedback positioning system Conducted biological experiments to elucidate neuronal control in dragonflies Biomechanics Research Internship Union College · Schenectady, NY · 6/10–6/11 Collaborated with Dr. Andrew Rapoff of Mechanical Engineering in examining mandibular stresses on symphyseal cross sections of gorillas and orangutans to help reveal metabolic activity of bone tissue Utilized MATLAB simulations to model cercopithecoid mandibles Journal Publications 1) Balter ML, Chen AI, Maguire TJ, Yarmush ML. The system design and evaluation of a 7-DOF image guided venipuncture robot. IEEE Transactions on Robotics 2015. (submitted) 2) Chen AI, Balter ML, Maguire TJ, Yarmush ML. In vitro and imaging evaluation of an autonomous medical robot for peripheral venous line placement. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging 2015. (submitted) 3) Balter ML, Zinman AR, Wainman L, Shah A, Bednar A, Olberg RM, Ramasubramanian A, Hodgson DA. Design and testing of a 3D flying prey simulator. Mechatronics. (in review) Max L. Balter 2 of 5 May 8, 2015 Conference Proceedings 1) Chen, AI, Balter ML, Maguire TJ. Real-time needle steering in response to rolling vein deformation by a 9-DOF image-guided venipuncture robot. Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Hamburg, DE, 28 September - 2 October 2015. 2) Balter ML, Zinman AR, Olberg RM, Ramasubramanian A, Hodgson DA. Design, construction, and testing of a flying prey simulator. Proceedings of the 5th Annual Dynamic Systems and Control Conference and 11th Motion and Vibration Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 17-19 October 2012. 3) Balter ML, Zinman AR. Design of a three-dimensional flying prey simulator. Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), Ogden, Utah, 29-31 March 2012. 4) Rapoff AJ, Balter ML, McGraw WS, Daegling DJ. Relative contributions of internal reaction forces to stresses in the great ape mandibular symphysis. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 2011:144(S52):248. (Special Issue of Proceedings of Annual Meeting of American Association of Physical Anthropologists) Presentations 1) Chen AI, Balter ML, Maguire TJ, Yarmush ML. Portable Robot for Autonomous Venipuncture using 3D Near Infrared and Ultrasound Guidance. Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, 22-25 October 2014. 2) Chen AI, Balter ML, Maguire TJ, Yarmush ML. Portable robotic device for autonomous peripheral venous access using near infrared guidance. Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, 25-28 September 2013. 3) Balter ML, Zinman AR, Hodgson DA. The design and application of a three-dimensional flying prey simulator. ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), Houston, TX, 9-15 November 2012. 4) Balter ML, Zinman AR, Hodgson DA. Design of a three-dimensional flying prey simulator. The 22nd Annual Steinmetz Symposium, Schenectady, NY, 11 May 2012. 5) Balter ML, Zinman AR, Hodgson DA. The design and application of a three-dimensional flying prey simulator, ASME Student Professional Development Conference (SPDC) Old Guard Competition, Troy, NY, 27-28 April 2012. 6) Balter ML, Zinman AR, Hodgson DA. Design of a three-dimensional flying prey simulator, The 26th Annual Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), Ogden, Utah, 29-31 March 2012. Posters 1) Balter ML, Chen AI, Maguire TJ, Yarmush ML. The Design and Implementation of a 4 DOF Robotic Manipulator for Automated Venipuncture. Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, 22-25 October 2014. 2) Chen AI, Balter ML, Maguire TJ, Yarmush ML. Portable, image-guided robotic device for automated venipuncture. Rutgers Biotechnology Training Fellowship Symposium, Piscataway, NJ, 24 June 2014. 3) Chen AI, Balter ML, Maguire TJ, Yarmush ML. Portable, image-guided robotic device for automated venipuncture. Rutgers Biotechnology Training Fellowship Symposium, Piscataway, NJ, 26 June 2013. 4) Balter ML, Chen AI, Maguire TJ, Yarmush ML. Design of a modular 6 DOF robot for automated venipuncture. Rutgers Biotechnology Training Fellowship Symposium, Piscataway, NJ, 26 June 2013. 5) Olberg RM, Balter ML, Zinman AR, Ramasubramanian A, Hodgson DA. Three-dimensional visual receptive fields of target-selective descending neurons in the dragonfly. The Tenth International Congress of Neuroethology, College Park, MD, 5-10 August 2012. Max L. Balter 3 of 5 May 8, 2015 Technical Skills Engineering Software: SolidWorks, AutoCAD, 3DS Max, Inventor, Cinema 4D, LabVIEW, MATLAB, Simulink, Microsoft Office, Working Model, Electronics Workbench, Mathematica, Visual Studio Operating Systems: Windows, MAC, Linux, Unix Computer Languages: LATEX, C/C++, Java, Visual Basic, Python Web Design: HTML, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Photoshop Prototyping & Machining: Mill, Lathe, CNC, 3D Printing Professional Society Associations IEEE – Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · Member · ’13–present Sigma Xi – The Scientific Research Society · Member · ’12–present BMES – Biomedical Engineering Society · Member · ’11–presnt American Society of Mechanical Engineers · Member · ’11–present Pi Tau Sigma – Mechanical Engineering Honor Society · Member · ’11–present Tau Beta Pi – Engineering Honorary Society · Member · ’10–present EWB – Engineers Without Borders · Member · ’09–present Leadership Experience Varsity Track & Field Union College · Schenectady, NY · ’08–’12 Senior captain of the indoor and outdoor Track & Field teams 2012 Indoor Liberty League champion, 2012 Indoor NYSTC champion, and three time ECAC qualifier in the long jump 2012 Liberty League Indoor co-field performer of the year School record holder in the long jump: 23 ft. 1.75 in. and 4x200 m relay: 1:30.68 Engineers Without Borders Union College · Schenectady, NY · ’09–’12 Spearheaded the chapter’s clean water supply project for Boru village in Northern Ethiopia as chapter president from 2011–2012 Directed meetings and events with students, faculty, and professional engineers Winner of a Davis Projects for Peace grant in 2011 to conduct a site assessment in Boru village, Ethiopia Established connections with Save the Children in Ethiopia for our clean water supply project Max L. Balter 4 of 5 May 8, 2015 Mentoring Experience Undergraduate Students Mentored at Rutgers: A. Gorshkov, B. Bixon, A. Colinco, V. Martin, S. Srikanth, S. Woo, J. Kam, S. Santhebennur, J. McHale, S. Bellamkonda, R. Chawla, A. Kudlai, J. Sparrow-Hood, A. Vaghela, N. Kuchimanchi, D. Tanikella, J. Mushailov Highlighted Student Projects: Brian Bixon BS, Biomedical Engineering · Rutgers · ’14–’15 Project: A centrifuge based point-of-care device for the determination of a 2-part white blood cell count and hemoglobin measurement Awarded $800 Rutgers Aresty Undergraduate Research Fellowship – Spring ’14 Alexander Gorshkov BS, Biomedical Engineering · Rutgers · ’14–’15 Project: The design and implementation of a rapid blood fractionation system for integration with an automated venipuncture device Awarded $1100 Rutgers Aresty Undergraduate Research Fellowship – Fall ’14 Subha Srikanth BS, Biomedical Engineering · Rutgers · ’14–’15 Project: Developing improved vein imaging devices for difficult venous access Awarded $850 Rutgers Aresty Undergraduate Research Fellowship – Fall ’14 Jennifer McHale BS, Biomedical Engineering · Rutgers· ’14–’15 Project: Developing anesthetic releasing hydrogels to aid ultrasound propagation in automated venipuncture Awarded $900 Rutgers Aresty Undergraduate Research Fellowship – Fall ’14 Jonathon Sparrow-Hood, BS, Biomedical Engineering · Rutgers · ’13–’14 Project: Automated needle release and reloader system for the robotic arm in the venipuncture device Awarded $1000 Rutgers Aresty Undergraduate Research Fellowship – Spring ’14 Anish Vaghela, BS, Biomedical Engineering · Rutgers · ’13–’14 Project: Needle tracking system via optical and acoustic imaging for the venipuncture device Awarded $800 Rutgers Aresty Undergraduate Research Fellowship – Spring ’14 Narasimha Kuchimanchi, BS, Biomedical Engineering · Rutgers · ’13–’14 Project: Blood flow detection using 2D brightness mode ultrasound imaging for the venipuncture device Awarded $1000 Rutgers Aresty Undergraduate Research Fellowship – Spring ’14 Dhananjay Tanikella, BS, Biomedical Engineering · Rutgers · ’13–’14 Project: Smart system - graph-based machine vision learning algorithms for peripheral vein classification for the venipuncture device Awarded $800 Rutgers Aresty Undergraduate Research Fellowship – Spring ’14 Jeremy Mushailov, BS, Civil Engineering · University of Maryland · ’13 Project: Design and construction of an optical shell housing for the venipuncture robot Max L. Balter 5 of 5 May 8, 2015